The Academy of Muses
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- Raffaele Pinto
- Emanuela Forgetta
- Rosa Delor Muns
- Mireia Iniesta
- Patricia Gil
- Carolina Llacher
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| Spanish | La academia de las musas |
| Directed by | José Luis Guerín |
| Written by | José Luis Guerín |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Guerín |
| Edited by | José Luis Guerín |
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| Country | Spain |
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The Academy of Muses (Spanish: La academia de las musas) is a 2015 Spanish film directed, written, edited, and lensed by José Luis Guerín blending documentary and comedy elements.
The plot follows an ethically dubious Italian professor of literature at the University of Barcelona and the interactions with his female students.[1][2][3]
Cast
Production
Release
The film made its world premiere in August 2015 at the 68th Locarno Film Festival.[3] It also screened at the Seville European Film Festival in November 2015.[6] It was theatrically released in Spain on 1 January 2006.
Reception
Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film an 'A' grade, deeming it to be "a fascinating look at the antics of an ethically dubious professor that defies easy categorization".[3]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising "the (sheer) amount of things it tells us in its apparent simplicity".[7]
Javier Ocaña of El País considered it to be a "fascinating cinematographic experiment".[2]
Gaspar Zimerman of Clarín rated it as "good" while warning that "patience is required for the film".[1]